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Council approves final plat and rezoning for QuickTrip site; council asks staff to consider pedestrian access to nearby housing
Summary
The council approved final plat and rezoning applications for a Kwik Trip convenience store and gas station at the City’s southern commercial growth area and discussed site access, future trail connections and walkability to nearby housing.
The Victoria City Council voted to approve the final plat and rezoning from agricultural to C2 Community Commercial for a proposed Kwik Trip (convenience store) site at the northeast corner of a larger commercial parcel west of County Road 11.
Nut graph: The approved plan calls for a 9,100‑square‑foot convenience store with 10 gas pumps, a single‑lane car wash, 63 parking spaces and utility and drainage infrastructure; Council and staff discussed circulation, trail connections and future right‑in/right‑out access if adjoining commercial development increases traffic.
Community Development staff said the site is roughly 4 acres within a larger 48‑acre parcel and that the applicant (Tradition Development on behalf of Kwik Trip) supplied a traffic study that Carver County Transportation has approved for current conditions. Staff noted some construction staging and rights‑of‑way coordination remain, as does permitting for utilities. The applicant added a right‑turn lane into the site from Crossings Parkway and relocated vacuum/air units to reduce internal congestion near the car wash.
A councilor raised walkability questions because the Kwik Trip site will be immediately south of the Victoria Ridge townhomes and apartment building: staff said sidewalks are proposed along Ridgeview Boulevard and County Road 11 will have a future trail, and cautioned that terrain and berms may deter direct cross‑lot shortcuts. Council asked staff to encourage coordination between the developer and the convenience store operator to evaluate a safe pedestrian connection between the adjacent developments.
Council approved three separate motions on the record: final plat approval, the rezoning ordinance from agricultural to C2 Community Commercial, and adoption of a resolution authorizing summary publication of the rezoning ordinance.
Ending: Kwik Trip will return with a separate site‑plan and building‑materials submission for architectural details and signage; staff will continue coordinating permits, trails and right‑of‑way work with Carver County and utilities.
Direct quotes in this story are taken from the public record and attributed to speakers who appeared in the transcript.
